Health services

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England (NHSE) and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England (North) Cheshire and Merseyside (the Contracting Authority) and NHS West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (the commissioner) who are accountable for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) in West Cheshire under co-commissioning arrangements. The commissioner is proposing to commission APMS to be delivered from Old Hall Surgery, 26 Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AD. Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to be delivered from Old Hall Surgery, 26 Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AD. This tender is for a contract term of 4 years commencing 1.9.2019 and concluding 31.8.2023; however there is a preference for a contract term of an initial 4 years with the option to extend the contract for 3 years and a further extension of 3 years (10 years in total) which is subject to outstanding approval of NHS England Commercial Executive Group (CEG). Bidders are to note that the commissioner will allow a variant bid based upon the preferred 10 year contract term along with a bid on the initial 4 year contract term. The annual financial capitation payments will be based on the GMS rate less out of hours opt-out currently 89,88 GBP per weighted patient with a weighted patient list size of 6 057 equating to an annual value of 544 403 GBP. In addition the Direct Enhanced Service (DES) and Quality and Outcome Framework (FOQ) based on estimated levels of activity currently valued at 55 103 GBP per annum. The total annual contract value is estimated at 599 506 GBP. The 4 year contract is estimated at 2 398 024 GBP and the 10 year variant bid is estimated at 5 995 060 GBP. Bidders who wish to submit a variant bid based on the 10 year contract term must also submit a bid on the 4 year contract term. As mentioned the commissioner has a preference for a 10 year contract term but this has not been approved and therefore a 10 year contract term cannot be guaranteed. The basic principles of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (for health, social, education, and certain other service contracts). Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider: (a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and (b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to “economic, social, and environmental well-being”. This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-Tendering system and as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the e-Tendering portal. To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the e-Tendering portal, which can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on the e-Tendering portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: Suppliersupport@proactis.com or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). The Contracting Authority, the commissioner, and NECS reserve the right to cancel the tender process at any point and will not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract. The server clock displayed within the e-Tendering system shall govern the time for close of tender returns. Tender documentation will be available via the e-Tendering portal from 12:00 noon on 1.5.2019 with a tender return time and date of 12:00 noon on 30.5.2019.